Listening to SLAPPER and the new instrumental single "Into the Light" feels like catching a glimpse of a future we were promised decades ago but only just found the keys to. Claudiu-Gabriel Tache has been refining this specific electronic pulse since the late '90s in Bucharest, and there’s a seasoned patience in how this music breathes. It doesn't rush to impress; it unfolds. https://open.spotify.com/track/7ez2cOd45CF1Pu0rhS9lNn?si=b920e0c2636f415d The track...

There is a peculiar kind of magic in watching people completely rewrite the script of their own public existence, which is exactly what The Marsh Family are doing with their sweeping debut album, "Hollow Chapters". You likely remember Ben, Danielle, Alfie, Tom, Ella, and Tess as the cheerful Kent collective whose viral parodies gave millions a reason to smile when the walls were closing...